Yachting Club CERN
Yachting Club CERN
Yachting Club CERN, founded in 1968, is the largest club at CERN, also open to non CERN people;
it counts more than 400 members sharing their passion and enthusiasm for sailing.
With more than 50 years of history, in 2019 we reached the record number of 460 members.
We own a fleet of 26 sailing boats of different types and we promote sailing in all forms: courses of multiple levels, practice sessions, sea cruises, regattas and social activities.
All the sailing activities, if not differently specified, starts in Versoix Port Choiseul.
Become a member and come to sail together with us!
You can download here all the newsletters already published:
And below, the YCC blog with the lastest news:
The 2024 General Assembly Meeting of the Yachting Club CERN (YCC) will held in the Council Chamber (503/1-001) at CERN with the possibility of remote connection using Zoom.
This year the berthing of the fleet will take place on Saturday 26th October starting at 9:00.
This is an important event to prepare the boats for wintering and is also an important social event marking the closing of the season.
We count on every member participation to be able to do all the tasks in one morning.
Some refreshments and warming drinks will be provided during the event.
This year, Farhad Irannejad has proudly represented our Club at the "SYZ - Translémanique en Solitaire", a very challenging single-handled regatta!
Farhad has raced on Jedi – our J/80.
On his blog you will find information about his preparations for the race and for the boat.
The Semaine du Soir de Versoix is a very convivial and festive regatta week that takes place every year in Port Choiseul (Versoix).
Musical events and social activities will be held after every regattas and there will also be an opportunities to enjoy refreshments and meals on site.
The event is coorganised by the Yachting Club CERN and the Club Nautique de Versoix.
This year the event will take place between June 24 and June 28!
So be sure to reserve the dates, as this event is a great opportunity to improve your sailing skills or to enjoy navigating with other members.
Note: CERN Yachting Club members must register on the external regatta page.
The Notice of Race can be found here.
More information on the event can be found on the dedicated website: https://sdsversoix.web.cern.ch/en/.
The lottery is now closed and you can find the results there.
If you didn't get a place yet don't be disappointed. Indeed each year, some of the winners renounce to their course and some attendees on the waiting list will ultimately make it into a course.
Do not forget that you can learn also during the Thursday outings, sessions trainings in summer and internal regattas, so look forward seeing you in these events!
Do not miss the General Assembly Meeting of the Yachting Club CERN (YCC) which will held in the Council Chamber (503/1-001) at CERN with the possibility of remote connection using Zoom.
Important information: if you do not have a CERN access card, you need to register through this link.
More details will be sent by email.
The End of Year Dinner, organized by Alessandro and Federico, will take place in the Pizzeria Restaurant de la Place in Meyrin.
Sebastian Lopienski will proudly represent our Club in one of the most challenging regatta on the Lake: the "SYZ - Translemanique en Solitaire", a single-handled regatta!
This year it is also the 50th edition of this event!
Sebastian will race on Jedi for the first time.
You can follow the preparation of the boat and retrieve news about the event on his blog.
The YCC online shop is now open to buy polos, t-shirts, softshell and caps with the official YCC logo.
You can view the 2023 items and order them directly at:
https://www.boutique-en-ligne.ch/yachting-club-cern-ycc/
Learn about the Swiss Sailing League at our Zoom session with panelists Tim Foster, Elia Borrego and Michal Kwiatek who will share their experiences and insights from Swiss Sailing League events with us.
We'll ask them....
....and much more!
It's your chance to discover more about the SSL and ask any questions that you like.
When: Wednesday 10th May 2023 (19:00 to 20:15) Zoom session
You can download the Flyer with all the details here :
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Yachting Club CERN (YCC) will take place on Tuesday, November 22th, 2022, starting at 18:30.
Details will follow shortly.
This year the End of Year Dinner will take place on Wednesday, November 16th, from 19:00 in Café de la Place, in Meyrin.
Since the start of the 2022 season a YCC women's team has participated in Swiss Sailing League training camps, trained hard together, and represented YCC in high-level regattas with some exciting success, in both women's and open events.
Swiss Sailing League Association (SSLA) was on a mission to promote and support women's sailing in 2022 and held 3 training camps for women and a Women's Cup.
Four YCC members, Elia Borrego Arnau, Kate Robertson, Anne-Laure Lamure and Nathalie Birt, participated in the inaugural training camp in Tenero early in the season and had a brilliant experience being coached by an ex-Olympian on racing J70s and meeting other sailors from clubs all over Switzerland. Nathalie went on to participate as assistant coach in the 3rd camp in Davos. Following the Tenero training camp, the team represented YCC in the Swiss Sailing League Ascona Cup - a mixed event over two days - finishing 6th out of 18 teams, some of them among the strongest in Switzerland.
Buoyed by this experience, the team continued to train hard and participated in other high-level regattas including the Swiss Sailing Women's Cup where they placed 7th overall.
Elia, Adelaide Davis, Kate and Nathalie went on to participate in Act II of the Swiss Sailing Promotion League (SSPL) in Sempach in August – a mixed event over two days – and were delighted to achieve the YCC's best ever performance, coming 1st overall and winning the event by a margin of 5 points!
Next weekend Emmet Ryan, Michal Kwiatek, Ole Marqversen and Anne-Laure Lamure, who have also been training hard, will represent YCC in Act III, the last regatta of SSPL series. YCC currently lies in 5th place overall in the series with a total of 10 points having finished 9th in Act I and 1st in Act II. We wish the team every success and a lot of fun.
Following the enthusiasm for the Swiss Sailing women's training camps, SSLA is organising a Swiss Sailing Women's League in 2023 and several mixed training camps open to coach sailors from Swiss clubs on J70 regatta sailing, particularly in the SSL criterium-style racing. YCC sailors who are keen to build their regatta skills are strongly encouraged to participate, whether as teams or individuals. The experience from this year is that the camps provide intense and valuable training from high level coaches (in 2022, two sailors who had competed and coached at multiple Olympics, one a former world champion) and are also a lot of fun, as well as a chance to meet sailors from other clubs. Participants at the 2022 camps had a range of sailing and regatta racing experience.
In 2023 YCC is keen to continue to build on the success and momentum achieved in 2022 and to harness the regatta experience of its members by establishing a pool of regatta sailors who are committed to train hard and share experience and insights. We aim to build on this year's success including through regatta training and fielding teams in highly competitive regattas, such as SSL and Criterium.
Andreas Valda, a pillar instructor of the club who trained tens of club's skippers will represent the club at the SYZ Translemanique en Solitaire in the weekend of the 26th-28th of August, on our Surprise "Mamma Mia".
Follow preparation and news of this event here.
The entire fleet of our club is now available and extensively used on a daily basis.
All boats except the Yngling Janinisco are moored close to each other, close to the club Nautique de Versoix. You can see the exact location of all boats on the Fleet page of our web site.
Please renew your membership by paying the fee for 2022!
Renew it before March 1st at latest to be sure you can subscribe to the course lottery.
Indeed, if you would like to register for the courses' lottery, you need to renew your Membership as only registered member are allowed to participate.
You can find all the details on the membership page in the Renew your Membership section or you can click here to renew your Membership directly.
Notice that new members are always welcome during the full year.
All the information and details how to become a member can be found on the membership page in the New Member section!
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